Beneblog: Technology Meets Society

JUNE 23, 2014

Highlights of this Update: Human Rights Global Literacy Benetech Labs and Board of Directors Human Rights In the age of hyper-surveillance, it is clear that at-risk human rights defenders are no longer the only ones who need the know-how to protect sensitive information. Photo credit: Katy Steinmetz, TIME Magazine.

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Tech Soup

NOVEMBER 14, 2011

Greg Ligon, our guest blogger for the Social Media for Nonprofits conference, is an online communications professional with experience in building a brand via online channels, social media communications, and website content development. The day-long conference was also tweeted by many attendees, capturing quotes, tips, and useful resources.

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

MARCH 16, 2012

Note from Beth: I’m hosting a small army of guest bloggers, grantmakers, who are attending the GeoFunders National Conference taking place this week in Seattle. After Day 2 at the GEO conference my mind is abuzz! GEO’s 2012 National [.] HT (that’s “Hat Tip” in Twitterland)) again to Jonah!

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

MARCH 31, 2014

Video games are big — bigger than Hollywood in terms of revenue, as a $66 billion global industry. Through projects like the Games and Learning Publishing Council and the National STEM Video Game Challenge ( [link] ), the Cooney Center explores the power of games to advance learning and engage vulnerable students. Conferences'

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

JUNE 16, 2010

Conference. New York City. Moderated by Stephanie Strom of the New York Times. The 2010 National Conference on Volunteering and Service. Fortress Fighters by Cause Global. Details here. June 25, 2010. The Nonprofit 2.0 Washington, DC. Details here. June 29, 2010. Beth Kanter and Allison Fine.

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Everyaction

OCTOBER 5, 2016

Thousands of nonprofit pros rely on our annual Best Nonprofit Conferences Calendar to discover skill-building, strategy-slaying, network-enhancing nonprofit events. Today, we're excited to announce the all-new list for 2017! Attract more attendees with a sweet Best Conference badge for your website - just email us! Name (a-z).

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Saleforce Nonprofit

JUNE 3, 2022

The Summit welcomed some of the most impressive individuals and organizations in the nonprofit sector, including Boys & Girls Clubs of America , Mary’s Meals, World Central Kitchen, the Ford Foundation, Greenpeace, Save the Children, and more to speak at the event’s global mainstage, in breakout sessions, and on thought leadership panels. .

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Tech Soup

FEBRUARY 19, 2013

As we prepare to launch the third series of Social Media for Nonprofits conferences with our New York City flagship conference on March 7, we thought it’d be helpful to share a few of the many practical insights and tips enjoyed by our audience of 2,500 nonprofit leaders last year.

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

MARCH 19, 2012

Note from Beth: I hosted a small army of guest bloggers, grantmakers, who attended the GeoFunders National Conference that took place last week in Seattle. TechSoup Global is building NGOSource , an online data repository to facilitate the sometimes costly business of getting grants to overseas charities.

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Tech Soup

MARCH 7, 2017

That year, the United Nations declared International Women's Year , and began sponsoring International Women's Day every March 8. The earliest Women's Day observance was held in 1909 in New York, when the Socialist Party of America commemorated a strike of the International Ladies Garment Workers Union.

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

FEBRUARY 28, 2012

Preparation Conference where policy-makers, practitioners, and innovators discussed how to use connection technologies to advance sustainable development in advance of the June USRIO2.o o conference. Unfortunately, with final book manuscript looming, I could not participate. conference (Rio+2.0:

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Tech Soup

JANUARY 31, 2012

David Evan Harris - Global Lives David Evan Harris is Founder and Executive Director of the Global Lives Project and Research Director at the Institute for the Future. questions surrounding globalization and social justice. Berkeley, Stanford, United Nations University, New York University, UC.

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

MAY 26, 2011

The 8th Annual Games for Change Festival takes place on June 20 – 22 in New York City. As the leading global advocate for making and supporting games created for social impact, we want to share some of the exciting events at this year’s Festival that we feel will resonate with nonprofits.

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Tech Soup

JANUARY 20, 2012

David Evan Harris - Global Lives. David Evan Harris is Founder and Executive Director of the Global Lives Project and Research Director at the Institute for the Future. Thomas Grasty - Stroome.

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Tech Soup

SEPTEMBER 1, 2017

If you don't have a local group (I can help fix that problem! ), there are also free online guides and a global Twitter chat October 5 using the hashtag #storymakers2017. Buffalo, New York: What Are Realistic IT Goals for Our Nonprofits? Buffalo, New York: Essential Data Management. Tuesday, October 17, 2017.

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Media Cause

DECEMBER 6, 2022

Every nonprofit, big or small, stands to gain from working towards a common global goal. What are the United Nations Sustainable Development Goals? The Cold War was creating widening rifts between the east and west, and a byproduct of that was contention within the United Nations. Working together is often easier said than done.

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NonProfit Hub

NOVEMBER 22, 2016

Cause Camp is Nonprofit Hub’s annual conference, bringing the best and the brightest from both the for-profit and nonprofit sectors, to inspire, educate and transform nonprofits of all shapes and sizes, from all over the world. Tyler Riewer is the Brand Content Lead at charity: water in New York City. Derrick Feldmann.

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Saleforce Nonprofit

SEPTEMBER 14, 2022

If you’re conscious about the state of the world and curious how cross-sector partnerships can make a difference, I encourage you to look at New York City over the next two weeks. Those global leadership conversations are still as passionate now as they were this time last year.

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Amy Sample Ward

JUNE 6, 2011

This morning, I had the huge honor of presenting the keynote at the 2011 MyCharityConnects Conference in Toronto, ON. Actions and messages were contextualized based on the issues and discussions taking place at both the global and local level. The full keynote and presentation are below. BlueGreen Alliance.

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NTEN

JANUARY 22, 2009

In April at our NTC conference panel, we'll dig in and discuss some strategies, advice, and real examples from groups that have had success. Maps, for example, are a global contextualizer -- everyone can personally relate to mapped data. So how can your organization tap into these tools and trends?

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

JULY 17, 2012

This morning, I attended a meetup for San Francisco Bay Area nonprofits that Libby and her team hosted at Facebook Headquarters in Menlo Park and next week she will be on the speaker line for the Social Media For Nonprofits Conference on July 26th (you can still register). What is your current job at Facebook?

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Forum One

APRIL 27, 2009

Last weekend I had the pleasure of attending the 6th annual global health conference sponsored by a dynamic young group called Unite for Site at Yale University. New York Times columnist Nicholas Kristof encouraged us to remember how critical it is to empower women and girls in developing countries. Pubmed Central ?

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Beneblog: Technology Meets Society

JUNE 1, 2010

It was a lightning visit of only two days (Sunday and Monday), with a focus on attending the World Economic Forum's Global Redesign Summit 2010 (the GRI). The government of Qatar hosted the conference, and underwrote travel and accommodation. I’m on the plane heading back to the U.S. after my first visit to the country of Qatar.

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Tech Soup

OCTOBER 1, 2012

Read on for social media tips and learn how to access a special discount for TechSoup readers their upcoming conference in Washington, DC on October 5 and other cities around the world. Establish yourself as a thought-leader and the followers and dollars will follow. Follow us on Facebook or Twitter to stay tuned in.

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Bloomerang

DECEMBER 10, 2021

I know both of you are super busy you’re speaking at conferences, and doing webinars, and workshops all the time, so it’s really a treat to have you. . The other thing that I think is happening globally is that there’s greater economic inequality. So the idea that globally speaking, or at least across the U.S.

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Care2

APRIL 21, 2008

Though the web is useful for connecting people around a single cause on a global scale, this support is often difficult to express offline. To make the avatars really represent the countries we had them wear their national flags as badges on caps, t-shirts, sleeves and pants and bags. Also we made the Asian avatars look Asian etc.

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Care2

APRIL 21, 2008

Though the web is useful for connecting people around a single cause on a global scale, this support is often difficult to express offline. To make the avatars really represent the countries we had them wear their national flags as badges on caps, t-shirts, sleeves and pants and bags. Also we made the Asian avatars look Asian etc.

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

MAY 24, 2012

I organized and moderated a panel called “ Women Who Tech Globally.” ” Using a webinar and conference call platform, we were able to bring in participants from San Francisco, Rwanda, Kenya, Algeria, Tunisia, and Egypt. Unfortunately, our presenter from Lebanon had connectivity issues and was unable to present.

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Connection Cafe

OCTOBER 22, 2015

I don’t know about you, but I’m more excited for this year’s conference than I have been for any in years past. Maybe it’s because there’s a heightened focus this year on making it a conference for the entire philanthropic industry. Kristof is an op-ed columnist for The New York Times.

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Have Fun - Do Good

MAY 23, 2006

Heddy also writes for the Global Youth Fund blog. I came across her work while researching examples of nonprofits using the social web for social change for NetSquared and am looking forward to meeting her in person when she speaks at the NetSquared Conference next week.

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Beneblog: Technology Meets Society

NOVEMBER 24, 2015

New York Every year, social entrepreneurs and donors (along with a whole lot of other folks) converge on New York City. It’s the week of the United Nations General Assembly and the Clinton Global Initiative. We were sitting in the shade outside the conference facility, but there was good wifi.

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